Historical Events In 1945

Sep 02   In the year 1945 on board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender   

Sep 02   President Truman sets the date as V-J Day in the year 1945.   

Sep 02   V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies in the year 1945.   

Sep 04   Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded on this day in history.   

Sep 04   US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan on this day in history.   

Sep 06   A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended in the year 1945.   

Sep 06   John S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender   

Sep 08   US invades Japanese-held Korea on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1945 japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies   

Sep 10   In the year 1945 kLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)   

Sep 10   On this day in history vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54   

Sep 10   Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis on this day in history.   

Sep 15   A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond in the year 1945.   

Sep 15   Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55&quot) off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   On this day in history john "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80   

Sep 18   In the year 1945 1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration   

Sep 19   In the year 1945 kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea   

Sep 19   In the year 1945 lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London   

Sep 20   German rocket engineers begin work in US in the year 1945.   

Sep 22   On this day in history stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches   

Sep 25   On this day in history bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64   

Sep 26   On this day in history all old Dutch banknotes declared invalid   

Sep 26   On this day in history béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64   

Sep 30   Hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers in the year 1945.   

Oct 01   Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army in the year 1945.   

Oct 01   Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   In the year 1945 elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10   

Oct 03   World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member on this day in history.   

Oct 05   "Meet the Press" premieres on radio in the year 1945.   

Oct 06   On this day in history gen Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train)   

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)   

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

Jan 02   On this day in history betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

Jan 03   On this day in history fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.   

Jan 08   On this day in history jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

Jan 09   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.